Underwater goggle



Nov. 14, 1944. R. MALCOM UNDERWATER GOGGLE Filed June so, 1941 2Sheets-Sheet 1 lz'obertnazeom,

Nov.- 14, 1944.

R. MALCOM UNDERWATER GOGGL'E Filed June 30, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2ARoberZ'MaZcom,

Patented Nov. 14, 1944 Malc'onr, Chicago, 111., assignor to Chimamascago' .Eye ShieldCompany, a corporation of htflnhath-rfineeo, 1941,Serial No. 400,4'72 a Claims. (01. 2-144) This invention, relates to ,agoggle or shield to be worn as; facial protection] under water,

It is an object of the invention to provide an article of this kind thatis capable of substantially water-tight fit with the face of the user,and

covers, protects, and prevents access of Water to his eyesand nose, andthat has a transparent pane in front through which he-can see.

Further, it is an object of the invention to provide an articleof thosecharacteristics that also gives substantially water-tight coverage andprotection to the ears of the user. v

Another object of the invention is to provide such an article,comprising a glass carrying strictive action of the wall materialaffording a seal, or the joint may be sealed. ,Wiihpement or othersuitable material. V

Instead of one pane H sealed'in place as shown by Figs. 1 and 2, twosuch panes may be sealed similarly in the facepiece body as shown byFig. 6.

The rear edge of the body wall 1 is curved to conform generally to andto have tight contact with the average faces against which it is heldwhile in use, the pliability of the material enabling it to adjustitself to facial irregularities.

For this purpose, the edge at the top is curved, as designated at'l2,'to conform to the brow or forehead over the eyes; thence it curvesbackframe or body and ear covers, formed integrally l5 wardly on e hSide. as esignated at l3, t p

as a single structure of pliable material that eas-= ily conforms itselfto substantially water-tight fit with the parts of the head to which itis held while in use.

When considered with the description herein,

characteristics of the invention are apparent in the accompanyingdrawings, forming part hereof, wherein an embodiment is disclosedforpurpose of explanation.

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the views ofthe drawings, of which Fig. 1 is a side view, a part being in section;Fig. 2'is' a top view, partly in section; a p Fig. 3 is a bottom view;Fig.4isarearview;

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5--5, Fig. 1; j Fig. 6 is a sectionillustrative of a modification in the facepiece. p

i The goggle comprises a facepiece-of pliable and elasticself-form-sustaining material impervious ment 2!], which bears against aslotted-plate 2| so to water, such as soft rubber, that is moldable toshape.

The body of the facepiece is a comparatively thick wall I thatencompasses the space in front of the eyes and nose of a user. circularor other tubular form. At its front it has an inwardly disposed planarflange 8, next to and inside of which is a groove 9 in the wall. The

wall protrudes radially at the groove as an external rib H) toaccommodate the groove without decreasing the wall thickness.

" A rather thick transparent pane II, of plate,

glass or other suitable material, is disposed at its periphery in thegroove, and it is overlapped by the-flange 8. It has a water-tight jointwith the wall by fitting closely in the groove and against the flange.Such a joint may be had by. making the pane of slightly larger diameterthan the normal diameter of the groove and by stretching the The wallmay be 40 as shownat l5, and thence forwardly from each side for contactwith the upper lip, as shown at I6. Withthis conformation of the rearedgeof the body wall, when the edge is drawn and held against the faceby a headband l I, the goggle covers the eyes'and nose of the user,there is sub- 25 stantially water-tight seal with the face, and the useris able to see under water through the pane at the front.

The headband, which is provided with a buckle I8 or other suitableadjustable fastener for its free ends, may be attached to the body inany suitable manner. As shown, slotted protuberances 19 are moldedintegrally on opposite sides of the body at or near the front thereof,and front ends of the headband are disposed therethrough.

Each of these headband ends has an enlargethat the band is preventedfrom pulling out of the protuberances.

It is advantageous to position the protuberances at the front of theshield body, because this enables the backward stress imposed thereon bythe headband to be distributed throughout the pliable wall to its facialedge and thus contribute to adjustment of the edgeto the face.

An ear flap 22 extends backwardly from each side of the body ofthegoggle. They are formed integrally with and of the same material asthe body. The flaps are'thinner than the body wall, they are long enoughto extend to the back of the head, and wide enough and so disposed tocover the ears. They are continuations of the body wall, and where theygo off from that thicker wall they leave an end surface on the latterfor sealing contact with the face, as shown wall when the pane is beingputinto place, conat 23 in Fig. 2.

The headband overlaps the ear flaps and holds them against and causesthem to protect the ears of the user when the goggle isin place on hishead. The flaps afford a layer of wide soft material between theheadband and the ears and other parts of the head, and thus the tensionof the headband over those parts is more comfortable than if thenarrower band pressed directly thereagainst;

I claim:

1. A goggle capable of covering the eyes and nose of a user, comprisinga body formed of a wall of soft pliable rubber capable of encompassingthe space in front of the eyes and nose of a user, and having a rearedge conformable to the face with a tight seal therewith, a transparentpane in the front of said body having liquid tight seal with its wall,and a headband attached directly to said body at its front.

3. A goggleoapable of covering the eyes and nose of. a user comprisingas a unitary protective parta body formed with a comparatively thicktubular wall of soft pliable rubber capable of encompassing the space infront of the eyes and nose and having a rear edge conformable to theface with a substantially water tight seal and flaps integrally formedwith said body and extending rearwardly from opposite sides thereof andsufficiently wide to cover the ears, a headband attached near the'frontof said body on the same opposite sides as said flaps, and a transparentpane in the front of said body having substantially water tight sealwith its wall.

ROBERT MALCOLM.

